Valtteri Bottas will start Formula One's 1,000th world championship race from pole position after securing a Mercedes front row lockout with team mate Lewis Hamilton at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday.
Playoff intensity showed itself from the opening tip at Philadelphia on Thursday as Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 45 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the Milwaukee Bucks' 128-122 comeback victory over the 76ers that clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference.
Nic Dowd's slight redirection led to the winning goal as the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals clinched a playoff spot with a 3-2 victory against the host Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.